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The Hostage Tower
The Hostage Tower

The Hostage Tower

1000 feet above Paris, a group of Master Criminals play a game of death.

Genres

ThrillerCrime

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A flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the Eiffel Tower and hold as hostage one of its visitors, the U.S. President's mother, while the head of a UN security force tries to stop them.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

19 September 1980

Country

Sweden

Cast

Peter Fonda

Peter Fonda

Mike Graham

Maud Adams

Maud Adams

Sabrina Carver

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams

Clarence Whitlock

Keir Dullea

Keir Dullea

Mr. Smith

Britt Ekland

Britt Ekland

Leah

Rachel Roberts

Rachel Roberts

Sonya

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Malcolm Philpott

Celia Johnson

Celia Johnson

Mrs. Wheeler

Jack Lenoir

Jack Lenoir

Claude

André Oumansky

André Oumansky

Pei

Daniel Perche

Daniel Perche

Tote

Jacques Maury

Jacques Maury

Poupon

Nicolas Vogel

Nicolas Vogel

Ducret

Hubert Noël

Hubert Noël

Ducret's Aide

Michel Bardinet

Michel Bardinet

Legrain

Lyle Joyce

Lyle Joyce

U.S. Ambassador

René Roussel

René Roussel

General Jaubert

Billy Kearns

Billy Kearns

General Hornbecker

Serge Feuillard

Serge Feuillard

Officer

Roger Lumont

Roger Lumont

Superintendent

Jean Michaud

Jean Michaud

Verner

Albert Augier

Albert Augier

Albert

Mike Marshall

Mike Marshall

U.S. Guard

Uta Taeger

Uta Taeger

Young German Lady

Pierre Semmler

Pierre Semmler

Young German

Steve Gadler

Steve Gadler

U.S. Corporal

Philippe Mareuil

Philippe Mareuil

Doctor

Guy Delorme

Guy Delorme

Italian Admirer

Brian Edward

Brian Edward

Pilot

Gérard Moisan

Gérard Moisan

Smith's Crew

Jean-Louis Paschal

Jean-Louis Paschal

Smith's Crew

Joël Venon

Joël Venon

Smith's Crew

Alain Saugout

Alain Saugout

Smith's Crew

Denis Seurat

Denis Seurat

Smith's Crew

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